Welcome to Southern Belle Orchard
Growing healthy products, the way nature shows us, is our core business. The letters SBO also stand for: ‘Sustainable Biological Origin’ which is our main objective.
Welcome to Southern Belle Orchard
Growing healthy products, the way nature shows us, is our core business. The letters SBO also stand for: ‘Sustainable Biological Origin’ which is our main objective.
The greenhouse is a high-tech operation with 3 computers working together to control temperature, humidity, nutrient density and irrigation sequence.
In December and January, the feijoas start to develop. Biological inoculants and nutrients are introduced to maintain and nourish the soil and its ecosystem.
It was the lure of a lifestyle block in a less crowded country – and the intriguing taste of feijoas – that brought Frans and Tineke de Jong to New Zealand in 2003.
As featured on Country Calendar
Press play below to watch the episode. Filmed and aired in New Zealand 2016.